Each shell contains a small amount of explosive material, and some is used to produce whistles and other effects.

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The meatballs were added to the gravy and served with special pasta such as cavatelli, a small, hand-rolled shell pasta that was more expensive than spaghetti or penne and therefore reserved for special meals.

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The banks that will be allowed to bid are those that are small, such as Virgin Money or the shell company NBNK, or foreign, such as National Australia Bank.

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Through his extensive world travels, Dlish creator Verge Manuel made two keen observations: that people without deep pockets will still shell out for flavour indulgences, and that small baked items make people happy.

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Simply by having a broader range of countries, it should be less vulnerable than most to upsets in any one place: Shell's problems in Nigeria made only a small dent in its performance.

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Compared to the 2.5-inch-thin Lenovo ThinkCentre 91z, which actually makes that claim, it's 4.1-inch thick shell is chunky, though no more so than a small television.

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In Africa, the corporate citizenship programs for companies like Shell, De Beers and Monsanto consist mostly of small-scale social projects like health clinics or micro-credit schemes.

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It has a bivalve shell, two strings which move the valves against one another, and a small pump that expels water (he is still working on the best design for the foot).

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Shell-shocked venture capitalists fleeing the dotcom pounding seem to be finding the world of the super-small an attractive shelter at least for the time being.

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